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The Composable Frontier. Elastic Path Is Leading the Charge

The Composable Frontier. Elastic Path Is Leading the Charge

AdRoll Is Shaping the Future of Full-Funnel Advertising With AI and Intent Data

Brent Peterson
March 26, 2026

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The Composable Frontier. Elastic Path Is Leading the Charge.

By Brent W Peterson

I recently reached out to Elastic Path CEO Bryan House, and his immediate, unscripted response, sharing his calendar to discuss my content, offered a refreshing departure from the usual marketing-shielded commerce industry. It signaled that this company operates differently.

Composable commerce has long been plagued by a "combustable" reality: eighteen months of integration work and six-figure budgets just to get a site live. The architecture is sound, but the implementation model has been broken. Elastic Path, a veteran in the space, is now actively trying to tame this frontier.

Their late 2025 "triple launch," featuring native Search, CMS, and a hosted frontend, is a strategic move to shrink the integration tax without abandoning modularity. Even more compelling is their new MCP Server, which allows AI to generate storefront components on demand. This is not just a demo; it is a direct attack on the complexity bottleneck that has stifled composable adoption.

While they lack some native features like personalization and have a smaller global footprint than enterprise giants, they shine in complex B2B use cases. Elastic Path is not selling a universal cure, but they are finally making composable commerce practical, efficient, and accessible for the mid-market.

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AdRoll Is Shaping the Future of Full-Funnel Advertising With AI and Intent Data with Vibhor Kapoor

Vibhor Kapoor, now CEO of NextRoll, joins Talk Commerce to break down how AdRoll powers full-funnel, multi-channel advertising using AI and intent data — and why authentic content still wins.

Advertising is shifting fast, and the brands that thrive will be the ones thinking across channels and across the funnel. Vibhor's perspective is refreshingly pragmatic, embracing AI as an enabler while keeping human authenticity at the center of every campaign.

Their approach to combining intent data, machine learning, and connected personalization offers a blueprint for advertisers navigating this transition. And with Vibhor Kapoor now stepping into his new role, it's clear the company is doubling down on execution during a transformative period.

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